Judges and Judiciary
Apr. 8, 2014
Cry me a river
Despite the problematic and indeterminate nature of words, we can discern with a high degree of certainty the meaning of Citizens United and McCutcheon. And I want to cry me a river.
2nd Appellate District, Division 6
Arthur Gilbert
Presiding Justice
2nd District Court of Appeal, Division 6
UC Berkeley School of Law, 1963
Arthur's previous columns are available on gilbertsubmits.blogspot.com.
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"No matter whether th' Constitution follows th' flag or not, th' Supreme Court follows th' iliction returns." So said Mr. Dooley at the turn of the 19th century. Or to be more exact, so said columnist Finley Peter Dunne, who voiced this unflattering assessment through his fictional character Mr. Dooley, an unschooled, but astute, Irish immigrant.
Mr. Dooley's comment implies that the Supre...
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